tailodds FORECAST
Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Kansas City → Austin via Houston: arrives on time 20%

  1. 19:50 MCI → 21:55 HOU
    WN 2556 · Southwest · 2h 05m · 57% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:55 HOU → 23:52 AUS
    WN 1953 · Southwest · 58m · 35% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection57%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 43% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (57%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (35%).
Total trip4h 03mMCI 19:50 to AUS 23:52, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.